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Would You Dress Your Dog In Phillip Lim?

Nobody in my family had a dog growing up, so when my sister and her husband brought home their incomparably adorable little shitzu-poodle mix named Maestro a few years ago, he might have become a little spoiled. Okay so he sleeps in their bed, eats chicken and steak for dinner, and owns about 14 toys with names like "Bark Jacobs," "Dolce & Grrrbana" and "Chewy Vuitton."

I always hated those people who pampered their pooches and dressed them up and acted all gooey over them ("It's a DOG!" I reasoned) until our family had a little pup of our own (that's the two of us, above...not to be nauseating but is he cute or what?!). And now I get the news (from British Vogue) that 3.1 Phillip Lim is doing dog clothes. It's bad enough that my own shopping habit is borderline dangerous, but now Maestro can also wear one of my favorite designers on the planet...Tinkerbell and Bit Bit are going to be so jealous!

Lim was inspired by his French Bulldog Oliver, ie his "best friend and muse," to create the $150 cashmere sweaters in grey, bubblegum, and navy stripes, just in time for the holidays. The price is obviously a little outrageous (a full set, with a leather collar and lead, is $375) but...

designer doggie clothes are definitely tempting, especially when they come from the man who makes clothes like the ones in the above photo. What do you guys think? Do you dress your pets up? Would you put your dog in Phillip Lim? What designer would you most like to see doing a pet line?